shadows on silver

When we take a photograph we are recording the reflected light, or lack of light, that is present at any given moment. If we are using a traditional (rather than digital) means of photography, that light is being captured in small grains of silver nitrate. Yet the play of light itself is not always the primary object of the photograph.

In this collection the light, the shadows and the silhouettes take on the starring role.

Text and All images © K. J. Olson

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Sand Shadow
Delicate Leaves
Flight
Tower
Tall as Our Shadows
Helen C White Library
Thorny Sky I
Shadow Fort
Thorny Sky II
Stare Down
No Tresspassing

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